The good news is: I finished the second draft of my edit-in-progress! After the spectacular fail by the hometeam on Sunday, I went back to my room and finished the last chapter. I am still planning on reading the new draft through before I send it out to any readers for feedback to make sure there’s nothing horrifically wrong, but I should be ready for round two beta reading and editing in a week or two!
Speaking of which, if you want to read the book and offer up any feedback, check out the updated book page and contact me.
I know my timeline still needs some work, especially toward the end. And, though I haven’t read back through it yet, I have a strong sense that my main character needs to become a little less mysterious, to the reader, at least. So, more work is needed, but at least I have a little bit of an idea where to put the bulk of it while I wait on feedback.
Round 2: Reading
While I made a good leap forward on my editing milestones, I am falling tragically behind on my reading for February. I have one audiobook going officially – unofficially, I’m listening to The Hunger Games, but I don’t expect to finish it anytime soon – I am reading four paperbacks, and one ebook.
I had started another ebook, but I couldn’t get into it right away, so I switched, and I like the new one better. The audiobook is a little slow, but I’m finally getting to a point where the story is starting to follow a trajectory instead of being a combination of background and in-your-face action, so it’s getting easier to follow. As to the paperbacks, I have two that are flying by, and two that I cannot seem to put a dent in, which is really frustrating. I set aside time to read, and I still can’t seem to push through those two. The thing is, I still want to read them! I don’t want to skip them and mark them as “Did Not Finish,” but the pacing and the information overload in them are making it difficult.
Also, earlier this week, I went to my second book club meeting ever, and my first in over a year, at the local library. It was a small group – blame the subzero temps and icky roads that night – but it was a good book and it was fun to talk about what we read and how we each experienced it. I’m hoping to make the book club a regular thing. If I can stay on top of the reading, it should be no problem.
Just a reminder, if you want to take a look at the new book and give me some feedback on it, check out the description, and if it interests you, get in touch and we’ll work out the details.
Happy weekend!
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Lyle S Tanner says
Congrats on finishing the next draft!
Jessica says
Thanks! It’s exciting/nerve-wracking as I prepare to send it back out for feedback, but I’m looking forward to stepping away from it for a while!